This hike should ideally be termed as a "maverick-hike" with no definite summit in mind. Although when I started from Liddes, summit of Mont Rogneux (3084m) was the climbing target of the day, an ideal spot to admire the beautiful Combins.However, while approaching Col de Mille, I, apparently, changed my direction towards Pointe de Boveire (3212m) which was not only higher up but located few mountain blocks further demanding extra effort.

The path from Liddes gently sloped upwards through the forest which continued for an hour and half until it joins the high alpine pastures at Erra d'en Haut.

The summit of Pointe de Boveire is on the top extreme left. Grand Combin, extreme back, is hidden in clouds.

In order to reach the summit of Pt. de Boveire, I had to leave the route towards Col de Mille and traverse two mountain sections southwards which joined the path trailing from La Coeur. The path turned steeper with every step leading to Col de Lâne (3033m).

In the center behind the highland is Dents du Midi and on the left is Tour Salliere.

From Col de Lâne, the trail descent sharply through loose scree and traces of hard snow.

Once at the bottom of the Col, I had to carefully choose my path to climb the steep 400m of unmarked trail packed with loose and uneven rocks.

The summit of Pt. de Boveire offered a close proximity to the Combins.

Frontal view of Combin de Boveire (3663m) along with its galcier and on the extreme right behind is Mont Vélan.

The descent was slow and demanded an extra caution until the bottom of Col followed by short but exhausting climb to the top of Col de Lâne again. The descent continued from the Col until I arrived at La Coeur.

Looking back from La Coeur, a quick glimpse towards the summit gave me that ethereal satisfaction and fortified the little maverick element in me!!